Post Falls High School chefs place sixth at national competition
Student chefs from Post Fall High School made history by coming in sixth place at the National ProStart Invitational last weekend in Baltimore. From left: Coach Justin Lee, Davien Anthony, Devanie Robert, Kadence Powell, Madison Cornett and Danica Bastedo.
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Team Idaho took sixth in the 2026 National ProStart Invitational. This was the first time in 12 years a team represented Idaho at the competition. Post Falls High School student chefs, from left: Devanie Robert, Davien Anthony, Madison Cornett, Danica Bastedo and Kadence Powell.
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Danica Bastedo, right, and Kadence Powell feverishly work to plate Team Idaho menu items during the National ProStart Invitational, held April 24-26 in Baltimore.
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Student chefs from Post Falls High School made history when Team Idaho won sixth place at the National ProStart Invitational last weekend in Baltimore.
"The team did something that no team in Idaho history has done, placing sixth in the entire country against 48 states," Coeur d'Alene Resort executive chef and Team Idaho coach Justin Lee said Wednesday. "We only missed the national championship by less than three points."
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